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= Introduction: Lesson 17 = In order to teach this lesson, students need to know the job of a service dog and the features of a trickster tale.

= Student Outcomes: = Students will be able to understand the importance of signal words to follow the sequence of events in a story.

1. Why did the author include the last sentence on page 435, "It would be dangerous if the elevator door closed on the leash." 2. According to page 436, Sandy uses a "firm" voice to speak to Ira. Why is a firm voice important? 3. Why did the author include the children's responses on page 437 ? 4. What do you think the author means when she writes, "He passes the program with flying colors" on page 438 ? || =Questions:= 1. What details on page 443 and 444 indicate that this is a trickster tale? ||
 * =Title 1: The Right Dog for the Job= || =Title 2: The Sticky Coyote= ||
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= Summative Questions: = 1. After reading "The Sticky Coyote," answer the following question. What is the theme of the play "The Sticky Coyote?" Support your answer with text based details. = = BACK to ELA Grade 4